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YOUNGSTERS TETHER EAGLES

By Cyril Trice

The three Hawkinge teams were all in action this weekend but it resulted in mixed fortunes for the sides.

The Saturday team were playing Fountain who proved too strong for Hawkinge and came away with three points.

Hawkinge 1 - Fountain 3
Scorer Shaune Carey

The Sunday team however, faired better with Harveys Wine Bar in a League Cup match which resulted in an emphatic win and put the village team into the next round.

Hawkinge 5 - Harvey Wine Bar 1
Scorers Tom Welham (2) Rob Knott, John Walker, Adam Lemar.


The U15 team had the toughest match against Canterbury Eagles who recently beat them 9 - 0 in a friendly. The lads showed spirit throughout the match and held them to a well deserved draw.

Hawkinge 1 - Canterbury Eagles 1
Scorer Ryan Longhurst

To visit the Hawkinge Football Club website <A href="http://www.hawkingefc.co.uk/" target=_blank>click here

CUP RUN CASH ROLLS IN FOR INVICTA

Aylesbury United 0 Folkestone Invicta 2
Dryden 17, 81
Att: 646
 
Folkestone Invicta are £10,000 richer following their 2-0 win in the 4th Qualifying Round if the FA Cup over Aylesbury and through to the First Round proper to boot.

They are drawn against Chester City at Saunders Honda Stadium in two weeks time.

Folkestone are currently lying 15th in the Ryman League.

Folkestone Invicta Football Club was formed in 1936. The club played in the East Kent Amateur League (now the Kent County League). They took over the Cheriton Road ground in early 1991 after the demise of the old Folkestone club who had enjoyed a long history in the Southern League. Last season saw the club compete in the Dr Martens League Premier Division for the first time.

You can get all the latest news, club facts, history, and seasons achievements by visiting the excellent Folkestone Invicta FC website at : http://www.folkestoneinvicta.co.uk

NEW SHIPS JOIN CHANNEL ROUTE

Norfolkline's newest ship, complete with luxury restaurant and a shopping mall arrived at Dover yesterday  (22 October) to join two others already serving the route to Dunkirk.

Maersk Dunkerque

The Maersk Dunkerque was built by Samsung Shipbuilding in Korea and is the first of three new vessels built for Norfolkline. Her two sister ships are still under construction.

The 34,500 tonne vessel can carry 780 passengers, 200 cars and 120 trucks, and is scheduled to be in service next month.

The next two ships, the Maersk Delft and  Maersk Dover should be operating in December 2005 and  July 2006 respectively.

THEY DON'T GIVE A HOOT FOR LOCAL VIEWS

From Telegraph article: Christopher Booker's Notebook

The announcement last week by Malcom Wicks, the energy minister, that a giant wind farm o­n Romney Marsh in Kent could go ahead, has sent shock waves across the land. The 26 2.5-megawatt turbines proposed by the German-owned nPower for o­ne of the most romantic and unspoiled landscapes in southern England were opposed by every elected authority in the area, including two county councils, two district councils and 12 parish councils; not to mention English Nature, the RSPB and a host of environmentalists.

The 370ft turbines, visible from 20 miles, will cover 1,000 acres of marshland, next to a famous bird reserve, requiring concrete foundations sunk 110 feet into the earth and six and a half miles of new roads, using 50,000 tons of roadstone. But so determined is Malcom Wicks's Department for Trade and Industry to meet its EU target of 10 per cent of energy from "renewable" sources by 2010 that the DTI used an obscure provision of the 1989 Electricity Act to call in the Romney Marsh scheme for decision by a DTI inspector.

The inspector was apparently not troubled by charges that the developers had made wildly misleading claims for their project (both the leader of East Sussex county council and Richard Hartley QC called these "lies").

More significantly, however, he made no attempt to address the argument that the 26 turbines will achieve no net savings in carbon dioxide emissions (because conventional power stations will have to be kept running to cover the three-quarters of the time when the turbines, through inappropriate wind speeds, are not generating); and that they are o­nly viable because their operators will receive £9 million a year in hidden subsidies, paid through inflated electricity bills, o­n top of the £5 million they will get from selling the electricity itself.

The significance of the Romney Marsh decision (announced by Mr Wicks at a meeting of the British Wind Energy Association, the chief lobbyists for the "Great Wind Scam") is that it flags up the Government's determination to force through thousands more turbines - regardless of planning rules or the wishes of local communities - even though they serve no useful purpose, cost us all a fortune and represent o­ne of the most shameless confidence tricks of our time.

Telegraph columnist Christopher Booker's Notebook

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/23/nbook23.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/23/ixhome.html

HALLOWE'EN IS NO FUN FOR SOME

With Hallowe'en fast approaching there are window notices available in all local Police Stations saying 'Sorry, no trick or treat. I won't answer my door to you'. 

Please make sure that your elderly and vulnerable neighbours have one of these notices. If you are in an area where there is either a Warden or PCSO they also have these.

You can also print a copy of the Hawkinge Gazette 'No trick or treat' poster from the 'Free downloads ' section on this site or click the link http://www.localrags.co.uk/tricktreat.htm

GARAGES TARGETED BY THIEVES

Neighbourhood Watch are warning of a number of robberies from garages over the last few days in the Haven Drive area of Hawkinge. 

The latest was in the early hours of this morning (21 October) in Puffin Court. 

Garage break ins have also occurred in Kipping Close where a lawn mower and two bikes were stolen, Woodcock Gardens where tools were stolen, and Bittern Close where another two bikes were taken along with tools and a tent.

If you should have any information on these crimes please ring PC Trevor Moody on 07980 770583.

HELP US TO GROW

Dear Ed

The Hawkinge Football Club is growing and to help us continue to provide soccer for the villagers, we are urgently looking for more helpers.

The Club was formed in 2002 and is Affiliated to the Kent Football Association.

We coach all age groups both boys and girls, most training takes place on Saturday morning

We raise money by collecting subs,donations and sponsorship, and after paying Pitch fees to the Parish Council along with paying the Ref we are always struggling to buy balls etc.

Our home matches are played on the Parish Council pitches with other Clubs such as Folkestone Invicta youth teams.

Along with other football clubs, local schools and Shepway Council we are supporting the Parish Council bid to the Football Association for funding for a Pavilion, and if successful this will become another facility for the village.

At the moment we have a small group giving up their time to give the young a sport they all enjoy, so if you can spare a couple of hours just get in touch either

Phone 01303 893499 or email soccer@hawkingefc.co.uk

Thank you

Cyril Trice
Secretary
Hawkinge FC

SHEPWAY PRIMARY CARE TRUST BOARD MEETING

Dear Ed

I though that the readers might be interested in knowing about the forthcoming board meeting of the Shepway Primary Care Trust. 

It is due to be held in the Hawkinge Community Centre on Wednesday October 26 at 2.00pm.

Stuart Hall
Chairman - Hawkinge Civic Society

CONFUSION OVER DATES FOR HEALTH CENTRE PLANS

Dear Ed

You may recall an earlier article, where I announced that the plans for the Health Centre would go before the Development Control Committee at Shepway District Council on the 8 November.

Today, whilst passing the site of the proposal, I noticed that another public planning notice had been posted to a telegraph pole. (One had been posted a few weeks prior, only to be removed by persons unknown).

The new notice says that objections will be heard until 10 November, two days after the proposed Committee meeting.

This will be the fourth date that has been given as a deadline for objections. Two sets of letters were sent to residents, one letter said the 7 October and another said the 14 October.

Two different public notices have been posted. The first said the 10 October was the last date for objections, and now it is the 10 November.

The case officer has been contacted this afternoon and she still insists that the date for the Committee hearing is the 8 November, but objections will be noted until 10 November.

Am I to assume that those who make representation on the 9 or 10 November will not get a voice? Or am I to assume that the Development Control Committee will not reach a decision on 8 November?

Stuart Hall
Chairman - Hawkinge Civic Society

900 JOBS TO GO AT EUROTUNNEL

Eurotunnel has announced 900 job cuts as it fought competition from low-cost airlines and ferries.

The Channel Tunnel operator said the cuts would come through voluntary redundancies in the UK and France.

Eurotunnel chairman and chief executive Jacques Gounon said: "We need a company that is more flexible, more reactive to our markets, and more in tune to the needs of our clients."

The job cuts - around 450 jobs in the UK and 450 in France - will be completed by June next year leaving Eurotunnel with 2,300 staff.

In a statement, the company said: "These are exclusively voluntary redundancies. Eurotunnel had committed not to make any compulsory redundancies."

Eurotunnel said it was "an important reduction in staffing" which would strengthen the financial position of the company.

Mr Gounon said: "It is thanks to this effort that we will be able to maintain and strengthen our position as cross-Channel market leader.

"The remaining employees whose commitment, motivation and sense of professionalism I salute, are committed to work together to reach these objectives and by so doing will ensure the long term success of this great company."